Title
State LECFTF Funding for Joint Aviation Unit Helicopter Fuel (NB)
Explanation
On July 8, 1996, the City Commission approved the Inter-Agency Agreement for a Joint Aviation Unit between the Alachua County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) and the City of Gainesville's Police Department. The Gainesville Police Department Aviation Unit operates one OH-58 helicopter and staffs one full-time aircrew (pilot and tactical flight officer).
This request is to purchase 8000 gallons of JET-A aviation fuel for the Joint Aviation Unit. Though sufficient funds were budgeted for fuel expenses for this fiscal year, rising fuel costs require the purchase of an additional fuel load in order to curb rapidly rising costs. Postponing a fuel purchase until late summer 2008 will only increase the cost to GPD and ACSO. Fuel must be purchased in bulk to receive the lowest price possible. The cost for 8000 gallons of JET-A is approximately $33,600 ($4.20 per gallon as of June 16th). GPD's share of this purchase will be approximately $16,800. This bulk rate will be around $2.00 per gallon less than the commercial rate at the airport, which amounts to a cost savings of over $16,000. The final price for the order will not be known until the day of the delivery. For this reason we are asking for $20,000 to cover possible further increases in cost per gallon.
This item was discussed and approved at the June 25, 2008 Public Safety Committee Meeting.
Fiscal Note
Funds for this expenditure are available in the State Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund and is allowable per Federal 21 U.S.C. ยง 881, found in the U.S. Department of Justice "A Guide to Equitable Sharing of State Forfeited Property for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies." The balance in this account is $55,000.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the State Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund for the purchase of aviati...
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